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Real Name: Ruthanne

Online Presence: Trin, SSJTrinity

Date of Birth: 11/11/75 (So I'm old. Deal. :p)

Homepage ~ Trinsan.com

Contact ~ sheesh@iamnotboring.com
ICQ ~ #26677999
AIM ~ ask me. ^_^


Occupation ~
Webmaster/accountant/public relations/SLAVE/gopher for a local non-profit organization.

However, I'm going back to school in the fall to complete two undergraduate degrees (yay part-time. :p It's no fun being part-time in college for seven freaking years...)


Interests
Anime, manga, writing, music, goofing off on the internet. Hey, I get to do it for both work AND play - are you jealous? ^_^

Fav anime/manga ~
Dragonball Z, Slayers, Shoujo Kakumei Utena, Tokyo Babylon, and Gundam Wing.

Projects ~
~Earning enough money to GET back to school in the fall. *in pain from tuition bills*

~Various and sundry fanfics

~Various and sundry original fictions

~Practice. Lots. And lots. Of practice. Did I mention I'm a music major?


Daily Visits

Email - that's kind of a given. ^_^

The Bishonen Petting Zoo
- have Xellos, Wufei, and Zelgadiss claimed. I'm also nursing Touga back to health (don't ask).

Do You Love Tokyo it's another mailing list. Much fun. ^_^

13x5 Mailing List yes, I know, this is really a terrible thing. -_- However, it's the only place (group-wise, not individual ^^;;) where I got GOOD feedback for my GW fic! Hence - they are now my friends. *dark cackle*

Bob, A.K.A. The Trinlist *coughs* My own personal mailing list; really, just for fanfic announcements.


Blogs

Leareth - The Void

Isa - Psychotic Catgirl Unleashed - new!

Natalie - Velvet Paws

Whitecat - Birdhouse of the Soul

Lilack - Nacissistic Anime

Taryn - Random Pie

Kunika - Cowonastick

(Dang, there are a lot of kitties around here... @_@)


Favorite Sites of the Moment

Behold: The Void
Well, I OWE this chick - she introduced me to Tokyo Babylon. Mmm.... niiiiiiiice.... ^_^

Slavery Taryn has a GREAT site - lots of Tokyo Babylon, excellent fanfiction, and you MUST see her desktops!

Ueno ParK EXCELLENT Tokyo Babylon site! So much stuff to go through... ^_^Y

Slayers Hamlet Manga - this makes for GREAT stress relief. ^_^;;


Helpful Sites

Teach Yourself Japanese - a wonderful site with hiragana and katakana charts, games, info on verbs - lots of Nihongo goodness. ^_^

Jim Breen's Japanese Dictionary - my personal favorite online Nihongo dictionary, but it's only good for you if you can read hiragana and katakana.

Jeffrey's Japanese-English Dictionary another good one - and this one is all in English letters, so it's easier to read. ~_^


Clique(s) ^^;;

AMT


++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
03:06 a.m.

And now we have random elevator-conversations just like before - only without Mikage to lend some sort of explanation. Did I mention this movie is trippy?


Utena is not a lesbian. She's bi. EVERYBODY in this thing is bi, except - possibly - for Touga; and I only say that because the only action he's been getting (all, willingly, I should say >_<) is with Shiori.

Then again, that's not really BI; that's more like "insectoid."


*getting annoyed because they're using the same "Touga Turns His Head" shots over and over and over again*
*blinks* Touga was already dead. *stares* Yep. He was already dead. In a way, that removes some of the angst from the famous weirdo elevator scene, but...

That means Shirori was sleeping with a dead man. Oh, lovely... >_<

*blinks as Touga calmly swims away in the elevator as though it's the most natural thing in the world* Oh, and somehow now Utena is proclaiming him to be her REAL prince. I'm... not entirely sure WHY....


*blinks*...a giant carwash out of NOwhere just...erm... ate Utena. o_O
Erm... and now they're playing what I swear is really HAPPY Jewish music while Utena is apparently being stripped and analyzed. *stares*
Oh, good Kami. It's the Utena car. I'd heard about this thing... She turns into a big PINK CAR!! *gapes* it's.... sort of a scorpion-y pink car... @_@
And now we have wussy Akio again... and...*blinks* Anthy has the key to Utena, yay... erm... I think.
*blinks* I get it now. The Shadow girls directed this movie from start to finish. That HAS to be it....
*proceeds to die*

Shiori-car, quite calmly: Did I surprise you? If you think you're the only one who can turn into a car, think again!

Erm, no, honey, actually, I've NEVER thought that... and I'm glad. Very. Very glad. @_@


Allow me to point outthat Shiori is an annoying car.

And that this makes no sense. But that apparently, you have to be a car and to race if you're going to make it to the "Real World." There is no explanation for this; I think they just wanted to try their hands at auto-racing...


Oh, good freaking HELL! .... a thousand Shiori-cars are now chasing down Anthy.

I have to say, I can appreciate trippiness with the best of them, but this... well... strikes me as if they were trying too hard, to be perfectly honest. ^^


Ew... they're acting like BUGS! GROSS!
*blinks* Okay. Apparently, Miki, Saionji, and Juri are all getting out as well. Why? "They were saved by friendship," says the random shadow girl.


Guh? *stares at Saionji* "When we get out, I'll win you over fair and square!" Um... right.....
The castle is making foghorn noises. -_- Well, there goes the mystery and wonder for ME....
....said castle is actually rigged like a trailer-truck; multi-wheed, with the big exhaust pipe and everything. Oi....
*stares* And now Utena-car tuned into this big phallic... thing. And yes, it DID just drive into a tunnel. *holds head* What did I tell you? This entire movie is about sex.
Shadow girl: "It seems the inside is filled with freely moving tires; it seems the tires are there to crush invaders." Oh, yes. Perfectly logical. Although I would never have thought the glowing-green floaty-things WERE tires... @_@
Heh. That right there is a TOTAL "Tron" reference.... dang, I wish I could get screenshots....
....huh? Akio's alive AGAIN? Oh, wimp-man, why won't you DIE....
EEEEEEE!! he's freaking HUGE!! *points at the twenty-foot-high Akio*
*odd look* Thiiiiiiiiis is a lot of "doing it in animation because we CAN" stuff....
*cracks up* Okay - I KNOW the part where Anthy and Utena burst THROUGH giant-Akio's body (naked, both of them) shouting "Revolutionize the woooooooooooooooorld!" at the top of their lungs is supposed to be dramatic; I just find it hoky and funny. Really, it is; it's like some sort of drugged-out Saturday Night Live thing...
Woo.. crumbling castle.... Heh. I hope that didn't take out Juri, etc. ~_^
.........erk? Erm... straw-people with Utena and Anthy's names on them, tied to chairs... ooooookay....
*blinks* Well, gah. If THAT'S the real world, then they SO got a bad deal.... and yes, the hair flying on both sides of the bike is neat, but a bit much.

......as is the full frontal shots with no visible details.


.......this is just getting weirder and weirder....
Oh, sure, that explains all of it. Utena and Anthy were both born in teh outside world and both (somehow) responsible for their "prince's" deaths - mind you, Utena's (Touga) drowned while trying to rescue someone, and Anthys' (Akio) jumped out the window for no fricking good reason. But sure, that's what drew them together. Riiiiiight.
*coughs* And if you mix the original Star Trek music with the tradition Utena theme, you have the ending music. That... really kills the mood. ~_^

Erm, assuming there WAS a mood...


-Trin, who will be VERY surprised if anybody reads all of this....

++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
02:57 a.m.

Allow me to reiterate that Akio in the movie is neither sexy nor threatening.

As a matter of fact, it seems he needs to use DRUGS to seduce people, namely his sister...

Then again, the way he WALKS... ugh. He's got wider hips than Utena! >_<


Hm. Juri's kind of a bitch in this...
Miki and Touga do not, apparently, know each other at all; or if they do, it's not by first names. Interesting.
*laughs and cheers at the random mention of Shining Thing*
Utena just turned into Dios for no reason at all. Dios, who I must mention, looked rather disgustingly starved to death a few minutes ago.... o_O


Whoa, Juri, honey... okay, sticking your chest out a BIT much there...
*blinks* .....Akio's dead?

Akio's dead.

....what happened??!? @_@


Dead, AND pulled out of the ground....
Okay, murdered by Anthy - apparently - and pulled out of the ground.
*blinks* But... wait. Just SAW Akio... dead. And now he's not. Now he's apparently messing with a sleeping Anthy.
Um, ew. He rapes her while she's asleep. Erm, a lot.

And did I mention he's a wuss? Well, he is. He's making excuses and saying things like, "I...I"m not that kind of PERSON!"


.........this is a highly unstable Akio... @_@
.........the voice acting's good....
.........he just fell out the window. Somehow this is... rather less-climactic than the series. *looking at it oddly*
-Trin, trying to figure out how in bloody heck everybody's hair stays OUT like that, in shapes....

++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
02:44 a.m.

*points at the TOTALLY RANDOM WAKABA!! HA HAAAAAAA!* *coughs* ^_^


*wonders why the school has dozens of what appear to be space-ship Star Wars style launch pads*
You know, an interesting thing: Utena seems to be in less shape than she is in the series. Every time you see her running or something, she ends up panting and gasping for breath and bent over. I don't recall her DOING that in the anime itself...
NICE arm movement; honestly, the animation quality is fabulous - in spite of the weirdness and odd content. ^_^
*laughs* Poor Utena... Anthy's drawing her naked. She does not look happy, Sam I Am....
Aaaaaaaaaand more random Yuriness....
*blinks*.....airplane noises? .......why? *blinks again*....
EEEEEEEE... okay. Anthy has no heart. As in, a big ol' gaping HOLE where her heart should be. @_@
*stares* Eeee... Nanami cow... and Chu Chu... and... COOOOOOOOW!! As well as random little... lizard.... thing. I think this is where the LSD really begun to get to them.... @_@

EW!! Akio is a FOP! He's not sexy at ALL in this! *starts to rail* *stops* Hey, wait - dud'es powerless in THIS movie. *grins and gets out the boiling oil*

-Trin, ...AND feathers...

++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
02:29 a.m.

*continuing with random Utena Movie observations*

You know... Utena is a lot of things. However, "stick in the mud" (or whatever that was in the original Japanese) reaaaaaaaaally isn't one of them... *looks oddly at Juri*


Hm - disregard previous "Juri = straight" comment; she appears to be bi.
Ooo... Anthy has a NEAT water-sprayer-thing! It looks like Aladdin's lamp, but the water in it appears to be pressurized! Ah, to be a witch and have the whole world love you....

@_@ Wait a minute, what am I saying!?! ~_^


*sniffles* Utena broke the aladdin-water thingy. Oh, and in case you were wondering, this entire movie is about sex. Specifically, sex in Utena's head. Thank you. *bows*
Meep. Bitter Utena. Sans-dreams Utena. Ouji-less Utena. *blinks at the next shock* Erm... floating in space Utena? Oh, it's water - okay.*relieved*

*a moment later* Ooh... actually, that wwas kind of sweet... Heh. Proactive Anthy CAN be a good thing...


*blinks* They're dancing on the water... COOL! No, seriously - yuri-liker or not, it's REALLY neat looking... reflections and stuff.... pretty. ^_^
You know, my comment seem to be degenerating as time goes on... well, we'll see what condition I'm in by the end of the movie. *is GOING to stay awake, dang it all...*

-Trin, IS, really!

++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
02:16 a.m.

*blinks at TOTAL randomness in the bathtub* .....er? I have no idea why Kozue just almost slit Miki's throat - Miki, who, by the way is wearing grunge-hair - while this sweet, relaxing music plays in the background. Mind you, there was no resolution - she just holds the blad to his neck, calls him traitor, and on we go to another scene. o_O Of course, he really has no room be be surprised. Miki, dear - you're nekked with your SISTER in the BATHTUB who is for some ungodly reason shaving your EYEBROWS. How could you possibly be surprised that she went freaky on you?


AAAAAAAAH!! MAGGOT SHEETS! *points and holds up crucifix*
Okay, now they're phallic sheets. I think I liked the maggots better. >_<
Eeee... abused Touga-chan!! *sniffles* Well, that royally sucks. ^^;;
*stares*.....random...sheet-wing things shooting out of Shirori's back - which then turn into butterfly wings. Oh, and now we have HUNDREDS of butterfly Shiroris. You know, if this is some sort of Japanese symbolism for sex, I'm not quite getting it... o_O
Cabbages. Cabbages are the center of all evil. Just so you understand. ^_^
Miki just needs a haircut. Plain and simple.
*blinks* A power-hungry Miki? That's the most bizarrre concept.... @_@
*just had a freaky realization* Miki has SUBARU-hair from TB. I kid you not. Only it's drawn Utena style, so it's thinner, and not as nice-looking. But it's with the same weird shaggy side-thingies and... oh, WEIRD....
*blinks* *starts laughing* Soooooooo....

Original: Utena = straight; Juri = lesbian.

Movie: Utena = lesbian; Juri = straigth. I tell ya, I don't know WHAT's happening next... and Juri is now hitting on Miki, which somehow twists my brain.


Well, Shiori's a bitch. That didn't change. *expresses NO SURPRISE WHATSOEVER*

-Trin, still not surprised

++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
02:01 a.m.

*continues with completely discursive Utena Movie comments*


This is the weirdest school in the world. It's got Escher-angles all over the place! Not to mention the entire issue of the pushbrooms... *bows to the pushbrooms* *we are not worthy*
Heh. The big, mysterious secret of Utena the series... the one that's hinted at by the Shadow girls in their play, etc. - is now being explained within the first twenty minutes to Touga over the phone. Ai, mystery ain't nothing like it used to be....
*stares* King of FLIES?!? Akio, darling, how you've FALLEN... *starts snickering* *okay, that HAS to go in the fic somewhere*
Heh. What do you know; in spite of all the trippiness, the movie actually presents a more valid reason for Akio to be doing what he's doing than the series did. Well, actually, it's ALMOST the same reason - just more clearly defined.
*gicks because Touga's painting Shiori's toenails* Ugh... how could he have chosen THAT - the single GICKIEST female in the serie -
@______________@

No, I was wrong. Kozue is the single gickiest female in the series. And she is presently taking a bath with her brother and shaving his eyebrows. *holds head* I think I need to lie down for a while...


-Trin, who is now trying to edit these entries so they're easier to read - as if anybody WILL. ^^;;

++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
01:47 a.m.

Saionji manages to be even more of a jerk than he is in the series. That's impressive. ^_^


Woo.... proactive Anthy. Never seen THAT before. @_@
Heh. Oh, yeah, COMPLETELY AU - suddenly Anthy's pulling the sword out of her chest for Utena, who has not won anything - but just because she NEEDS a sword. *slight wince* And there's the first of many yuri things that's going to happen in here... feh.
*snicker* Okay - somehow, by knocking Utena's hat off, Saionji settled that Utena is a girl; never MIND the fact that she has cleavave and decently sized breasts. Nope. If she wears a hat, she can't be a girl. Or... something.
Can I just take this moment to say that Utena has the fricking WEIRDEST hair on the face of the earth? o_O She has part of it cut short - so when she braids up the long part and tucks it under, it LOOKS like she has short hair.
And now we have more yuri-messings. Call me crazy, but my tolerance for that is... ah, somewhat less than for yaoi. Dunno why. ^^;; Maybe because I like looking at boys. *coughs*
Apparently, the light in Utena's room turns on and off by itself.
Did I say proactive Anthy? I meant horny Anthy. o_O
And... erm... stubborn Anthy. @_@

@_@

Ooooooookay... and now we have Touga hiding under sheets on furniture. And ERG he's with SHIROI!!! EEWWWWWWWW!! EW EW EW EWWWWWWWW!! Touga, honey, you're a shame to your entire SPECIES.... >_<
*dies laughing*
Utena: Do you KNOW what kind of girl [Anthy] Is?
Touga: What kind?
Utena: She's WEIRD!

Thank you, Utena, we NEVER would have figured that out on our own. ^_^

-Trin, who now suspects if she can stay up late enough, she'll finally get to "meet" Leareth online

++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
01:38 a.m.

*coughs* Did I mention AU? Utena just got her ring NOT from Akio/Dios whatever... but from a rose that decided to spit at her. (I know that description takes away from it, but that really is what it looked like. ~_^)


*blinks* Anthy looks COMPLETELY different... and she's got the rose garden of DOOOOOM.
Yep, decided - I don't like the way they did Utena's face.
*can't help but crack up* Okay, I KNOW they were going for graceful... but Anthy runs like she's a bird that forgot how to fly. ~_^
AAAAAAAAAH!! RANDOM SAIONJI BUTT-SHOT!! Did NOT need to see that.... *whimpers*
*blinks* Saionji is now chewing on Anthy's hair. Why, only God knows....
Oh, and there's the Anthy-slap. Was waiting for that. ^_^
-Trin, who really IS determined to stay up way late tonight

++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
01:31 a.m.

*continues to make random entries because she doesn't want to go to sleep*


AAAAH!! Juri's hair is ALIVE!! @_@
*blinks oddly* This is totally AU - I had no idea HOW au it was... everything's different, even the way Utena walks....
Did I mention Juri'r hair is SCARY?
I think the voices are different, too...
Oh, and the animation is marvelous, yes, but... weird. I'm not sure I like they way they're animating Utena's face, now that I've watched it for a while. ^^
Oooooooooooh, that IS Touga's voice! *wriggles in happy fan-girl-ness at the shrine of Koyasu Takehito*

Really, ladies - he's got a voice like you've never heard ANYWHERE... *shivers*


-Trin, still shivering

++Wednesday, July 18, 2001++
01:22 a.m.

*yawns* Blah... well, gotten some good feedback thus far on Consummatum, which is good - but only one person gave me anything I could CHEW on. I got a lot of "yeah, that's nice" things - but I can't do anything with THAT. ^^;;

Enough grousing. ^_^ I am presently staying awake for the simple and bizarre reason of my lack of desire to go to sleep. *coughs* Which means I don't wanna go to BED yet.

Hence, instead, I am going to sit here and watch the really trippy Utena movie for the first time and make comments as I go.

In other words, you can feel free to ignore pretty much everything I say tonight. ~_^

Okay, note one: Flying blackboards are EVERYWHERE... o_O

Note two: Butch Utena. I'm very frightened.

Note three: The animation here is spectacular. But what did I expect from Bepapas? ^_^

-Trin, wondering if I can stay awake for this whole thing...

++Tuesday, July 17, 2001++
05:11 p.m.

I have a working PHONE!! This has been an issue - a cellphone that refuses to work is... well, kinda worthless. ^_^;;

And it's settled - three weeks from now, I'm leaving. Okay - the exact date isn't settled yet, but... just the fact that I'm going to be driving cross-country on my way to school... *biiiiig grin* *sings* Just you and me.... in my SUV...

-Trin, who didn't copy this little post script idea from Isa. honest. ~_^

++Tuesday, July 17, 2001++
11:40 a.m.

*starts a whole trail of random thoughts*

Mou, Leareth-chan, I AM writing something funny! Just... slowly. ^_^


*blinks* An S/S/K fic, Taryn? *twitch* Gerk. Not at you, dear, just... Kamui. *coughs* He needs a new spine. At least it'll be humorous (or so I hope from context). ~_^


*chuckles* Natalie doesn't seem to be back yet from Shoujocon - oi, I SO envy her... traipsing form one Anime 'con to the next! And Isa, we didn't click THAT much... erm... heh. Actually, I thought I annoyed her. ~_^


OH! And I have a few pictures from Anime Expo! Yay! ^_^ I'll have to post them later.


Speaking of Isa, I'm glad to see that she has discovered the wondeful joy that comes with blogging at ungodly hours of the morning. Fun, ne? ~_^


*blinks at Lilack* Saint? How am I a saint? @_@ You're too nice. ^_^;; Erm... *uses author magic to give you candy* *since it's a saintly thing to do - or something*


Aw - Kunika isn't feeling well! And after I went to ALL the trouble (okay, so it was actually on my way home and no trouble at all ~_^) of getting some Dragon Knight manga for her. I looked it over; that's some weird stuff. @_@ Not nearly as weird, however, as the single issue of RG Veda I picked up. I'm completely lost....

And did anyobdy notice that Yasha-Ou IS Sakurazuka Seishirou with long hair? o_O

At any rate, Rabi of X 1999 fame has come through for us again; should you be at all curious, here is his RG Veda FAQ.

And good heck, I've babbled a lot. ^_^ *goes to work*

-Trin, getting LOTS of posts in at once because there's not much else to do

++Tuesday, July 17, 2001++
03:11 a.m.

Oh, and Manzai - you're a darling. ^_^ I'll answer your email tomorrow when I have more time and am NOT spending all my time writing stories rather than people. *coughs* Thanks, dear - it was very encouraging to hear from you. ^^

-Trin, going to bed at a decent hou - er, never mind. ^^;;

++Tuesday, July 17, 2001++
02:20 a.m.

Consummatum, my prologue to what might become a large X 1999 fic, is back up. Feel free to take a look and give me feedback. ^_^

-Trin, hoping blindly for feedback

++Monday, July 16, 2001++
07:18 p.m.

Psychotic Catgirl Unleashed

Yay! New blog - Isa has decided to join the blogging community, and I'm quite pleased. This girl can DRAW, folks... and 'sides - she's fun. ^_^

*points menacingly at all non-blogging friends* You're next... MUAHA! HA!

*coughs* Okay. I'm sane now. ~_^

-Trin, is going to drive cross country in three weeks and wonders how many people will catch this statement

++Monday, July 16, 2001++
01:20 a.m.

*HAS to paste this even though it's not nearly as good without context and it's a massive spoiler*

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Subaru: His eyes, that time when he didn't kill me. They were... full of disdain. They were the eyes of someone looking at a thing, a thing not even worth killing. Because of that... I wanted to become stronger.

[He stares straight ahead, his eyes empty of emotion.]

Subaru: To at least become something that might bother him. Something that would make him think, "I might as well kill it."

[Kamui looks downward, stricken.]

Subaru: But... I was wrong about all of that, too.

[Kamui looks up. Subaru's eyes are closed, as though to contain something desperate within him.]

Subaru: ...I wonder whether the words people say before dying are lies or truth. I have no way of knowing. And I can't ask him anymore.

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Wah... ;_; And you know, I really DO have to wonder if Seishirou's last words WERE the obvious ones.

I really do.

*banging head* Argh... my stupid muse is starting up again... *sighs* Yes, yes, I'll WRITE, blast you....

-Trin, wondering why reading about horrible angst in make-believe lives makes her feel so much better about her own

++Sunday, July 15, 2001++
11:26 p.m.

*whew* Takira's okay, her brother's okay - if in lots of trouble. Really, William, if you're GOING to just ditch your folks and stay out all night you have to EXPECT to get in trouble, ne? ~_^

Okay - warning. RANT ALERT - beware of bad language and... stuff. *cough*

I don't usually get personal personal on this blog, but once in a while...

Can I just say it's damned hard having a close member of your family who's extremely mentally unstable? It puts a strain on everything; on the emotional bonds of the rest of us, on the checkbook (dont' ask >_<), on parental-marriage stuff... gods. It's just so fucking HARD.

And those of you who know me know I don't use language like that easily or on any kind of a normal basis.

That's.... about as rant-y as I'm going to get for now, because I feel odd airing dirty laundry. ^^;; Just... had to say SOMETHING. -_-;

*edit* And oops - have Lilack's blog linked to again down below - sorry I forgot that for a day! Gee, I announced you were back and then didn't alter my link. *swats head* Gomen! ^_^;;

-Trin, hiding in her anime

++Sunday, July 15, 2001++
04:46 p.m.

Meep... Takiiiiiiiiiira? @_@ Are you okay? And did your brother come back? *worried* *proceeds to leave notes for her everywhere she's likely to see*

-Trin, running out the door

++Saturday, July 14, 2001++
10:59 a.m.

Woooooo... @_@

I now have X 16.

I have just FINISHED X 16.

I don't know whether to feel bitterly cheated or elated or WHAT.... I can tell you, however, that "Consummatum" is being rewritten. *beams*

AND I think I was right in my wee Seishirou one-shot... aaaaaaaaand I wanted to know what his last words were...... aaaaaaaaaaaaand it really looks like Subaru's messed up but good this time..... aaaaaaaaaand I have to go now because I'm driving for an hour and a half to see Isa and give her a present. *dances*

She'll be happy to seeeeeeeee meeeeee..... *wicked grin*

-Trin, wondering why she's drawing out SO many of her vowels today....


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